For the Jin family, selling iron to the grassland is the real profiteering.

Selling 500,000 catties of iron to Wang Teng was faintly at a loss, but if it was sold to the Mongols and Jurchens, Jin Liangyu could make at least ten times the profit!

We must not dump at a low price, otherwise, the iron shops in various places will definitely make trouble.

But just admit it?

Jin Liangyu was always a little unwilling.

In the iron industry, although the Jin family is dominant, there are always some scattered opponents in various places.

Half a month of small profit dumping has already exceeded the psychological expectations of Tiexing, and they told Jin Liangyu that either the price should be restored, or it would be broken up!

Jin Liangyu was helpless, so he could only stop the low-price dumping action.

Overnight, the price of iron returned to its original state.

Wang Teng was overjoyed when he heard this, "Tell me to go down and start selling iron, and the time to make money has come!" ”

"Order!"

A few days ago, Wang Teng bought iron materials on a large scale, and many people felt that Wang Teng's brain was broken.

Guangling and Lingqiu obviously produce iron by themselves, but Wang Teng actually spent money to buy it!

I bought it and didn't use it, but the warehouse was full.

At the beginning, everyone thought that Wang Teng was a little stupid, but at this time, they suddenly realized that Wang Teng was actually taking precautions!

Buy low, sell high!

In half a month, Wang Teng will earn at least a few thousand taels of silver!

For ordinary people, this is an unattainable figure.

Wang Teng didn't take this small amount of money in his eyes, what he cared about was the entire iron market.

Jin Tie is inexpensive and in extremely high demand. If Ulzhou Iron Bank can squeeze Jin Liangyu's business out, Wang Tengke will really make a fortune!

Things in Tiehang are gradually getting on track, and Wang Teng feels that it is time to leave. Recently, under the continuous blows of the Guangling Army, the Liukou disappeared in Lingqiu.

The silver is there, the merit is there, the prestige is there, and Wang Teng's merits are complete.

I was preparing to turn around in the future, who would have thought. An edict was issued, requiring Wang Teng to escort 800 death row prisoners to Tianchengwei to repair the city.

Where did death row prisoners come from?

Except for more than 100 people who were criminals of the Rape and Criminals Section, the rest of the death row inmates were all rogues who were arrested for their crimes.

For these death row inmates. Wang Teng didn't have the slightest sympathy.

When passing through Guangling, Wang Teng left behind 200 soldiers, and only brought another 400 people to escort prisoners and grain.

Wang Teng had already seen the letter from Wei Yuan in Ulzhou, and this errand was not the idea of the governor and governor. It seems that someone is secretly plotting. He asked Wang Teng to be more careful.

Wang Teng immediately understood that the other party might not mean to be drunk!

Whatever, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth!

Wang Teng didn't think anyone could oppose him in Datong Mansion in a grand manner.

The four hundred Guangling soldiers were well-armored and well-equipped, and they were full of evil spirit, while the other eight hundred death row prisoners were bare-handed and unequipped.

On the way, Wang Teng organized 800 death row prisoners into a battalion. Ten people are a group, and there is a team leader; Five groups in a team. Set up a team and a team of deputies; The two teams are a brigade with a brigade commander; The two brigades are a regiment, with 200 personnel, and there are captains, among them, from the captain to the commander, all of whom are served by the Guangling Army.

If a death row prisoner escapes on the road, if one person escapes, the whole gang will be beheaded, and if one gang escapes, the whole battalion will be beheaded.

Under the harsh military law, several death row inmates who were about to move had to stop thinking carefully.

Leaving Guangling, Wang Teng and his entourage escorted the ordnance and grain to the north.

There are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, and there are almost no pedestrians on the busy official road in the past, Wang Teng estimates that it will take at least an hour to get to the city and settle down.

"Da Da Da", Tan Malay reported, saying that there was a low hillside two miles ahead, and there was a small stream under the slope.

In April, the sun is already a little hot, and it can be exhausting to travel in this weather.

Wang Teng looked back at the listless sergeant, and shouted: "Hear me, work hard under your feet, you can go to the stream to bathe quickly, if you walk slowly, you won't even drink the water for washing your feet!" ”

Guang Lingjun suddenly laughed, but the people in the death row camp didn't dare to say much, they hadn't figured out Wang Teng's temperament yet, for fear of angering this decisive Qianzong.

Zhou Yuji hit his horse and walked to Wang Teng at this time, and said: "My lord, the so-called Fenglin Mo enters, should we be more careful in front?" ”

Wang Teng suddenly woke up, yes, although he has more men and horses at the moment, his combat effectiveness has not been effectively enhanced, but because of the need to guard the death row camp, the strength of the soldiers has been dispersed a lot, in this case, if he encounters a large number of rogues, it is very likely to suffer a big loss.

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yuji groaned and said: "Send scouts to search closely to prevent thieves from sneaking attacks, in addition, you must first settle inside the outside, these eight hundred people, adults should think of some way to stabilize their hearts." ”

Wang Teng let out a long breath, he thought that rectifying the morale of the army was a protracted work, so he did not rush to tame the death row prisoners, but now according to Zhou Yuji's analysis, it is very likely that he will encounter thieves on the way, and at this time, it is necessary to unite as one and fight against the thieves.

Summoning everyone to one place, Wang Teng stood on top of a cobblestone and shouted: "You have all listened to the eight hundred guys in the death row camp, from here to Huyukou, there are still seven hundred miles, as long as you are in peace and don't cause trouble for me, I can give you some unexpected benefits when you get there." ”

There was a sudden turmoil in the death row camp, what good could it be? The so-called death row prisoners were originally meant to be sent to the border and used as cannon fodder, but now they are in the hands of this Wang Teng, but I am afraid that there is not much creation.

Wang Teng said: "You should know that if it weren't for me, you, as a dead soldier, would be killed by the Jurchens outside the gate sooner or later." Now, I give you a chance, as long as you strictly obey the military order and kill two thieves, you will receive a fixed amount of thirty percent, and if you kill six thieves, then you will receive the same amount of money every month as they do. ”

Can you still get money from the death row? Everyone suddenly had a burst of hope, but after a moment, their eyes dimmed again, and very few of the originally considerable rice could be sent to them after being detained by multiple layers. It's often just enough to fill your stomach.

Where is this kind of rice worth fighting for?

Xu guessed everyone's thoughts, and Wang Teng grinned. He laughed in the direction of the soldiers: "Tell them how much your rice is!" ”

"Three hundred dollars a month, and another hundred catties of rice millet for the family," all the soldiers replied in unison.

The death row camp was in an uproar, they had never heard of such a lucrative salary, even the emperor's own army, right?

With so much rice money in your hands, how refreshing should it be?

It's just that the family will never see each other again. For a while, the death row camp was a little sad when he thought of his hometown.

Wang Teng is accustomed to observing words and feelings. He said: "If you kill more than 20 thieves, I will play the court to get you out of prison and marry your own son!" ”

If the previous Yulu was just exciting. Then the mere fact of being out of prison is enough to drive people crazy.

Twenty people? It's only twenty people! Hope is better than despair.

"Is that true?"

Wang Teng was disdainful. "A gentleman's words are hard to chase! I am a six-grade thousand-household, and I can deceive you? Where did that make me famous? ”

The 800 sergeants of the death row camp all bowed their heads and shouted, "Your Excellency has mercy." ”

At this time, Wang Teng said again: "If there is merit, there will be punishment, on the way, if someone does not obey military discipline and colludes privately, once it is found, all of them will be connected." Don't leave anything to chance. You must know that there are already thousands of thieves who have died under the hands of my Wang Teng. If there is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door to hell for you to come from, then don't blame me for killing the killer. ”

The death row prisoners suddenly didn't even dare to shout, and many of them suffered Wang Teng's loss.

Death row inmates are officially registered, and once they escape, there is no other way to survive than to be left behind.

If it is said that before Wang Teng made his promise, there were still two or three percent of death row prisoners who reported that they had the mentality of escaping, then after Wang Teng made the promise, the death row prisoners all gave up the idea of escaping.

There is a way to live, there is hope, there is rice, there is a mother-in-law, such a day, just think about it is very beautiful.

Success planted a seed of hope in the hearts of death row inmates, and Wang Teng once again swung forward.

This time, the spirit of the entire military formation was obviously different, the death row prisoners were no longer lazy, and the speed of the convoy was obviously faster.

On the hillside three miles to the southeast, a group of ragged men were gathered in one place, and in the center of them, there was a man wearing a mask.

"Chief, is there really a lot of ordnance in that group?"

The masked man sneered and took a sip, "Nonsense, otherwise why would Lao Tzu bother so much?" Look, look at the guys in your hands, the strongbows, the blades, if it weren't for the armor, the nobles would have given you these things? ”

Several mountain bandits sneered, and they raised the steel knives in their hands, and said with a smile: "That is, if there is no leader, no nobles, how can we be today, look at this guy in our hands, Lao Tzu has never used such a handy thing in the past few decades." ”

A few people on the side also hurriedly responded: "That's right, good iron is used on the blade, don't you just want that batch of armor?" We just robbed him, just hoping that after the deed is completed, the leader can say a few kind words for us, so that we can go down the mountain comfortably. ”

The masked man bowed his head slightly, and said: "As long as you rob the armor and kill all the officers and soldiers, let alone go down the mountain for a few days, even if you slaughter several villages under the mountain, there will never be an official to look for you!" ”

"Then thank you to the nobleman, thank you to the leader", the thieves around the masked man are obviously not big and small leaders, they rub their hands excitedly, the noble man who has never met has great powers, and the things he promised, there has never been a time when he lost his word, doing errands for such a big man, it's worth it!

The masked man looked down on these bandits from the bottom of his bones, but he had to be distracted to deal with them: "Don't blame me for not saying ugly things in front, that group of officers and soldiers is not large, but they are all strong, don't be careless and miss, then I won't be able to deal with it." ”

"Don't worry, leader, you can see, our brothers have more than 2,000 mouths, and you won't beat them off guard?"

The masked man sneered and said no more, in his eyes, these mountain bandits were just poor creatures to be used by others.

"Report, my lord, the birds in the valley ahead, there seems to be something lurking", the horses in Wang Teng's array are all sergeants who have been hunters before, these people have sharp eyes and excellent bow shooting, but they are not very good at riding.

Wang Teng and Zhou Yuji glanced at each other, they didn't expect the thief to come so soon, it seems that someone didn't want him to reach Huyukou alive.

"How?"

"I inquired clearly before, if you want to get around this mountain, you have to travel more than 30 miles, in that case, you won't be able to settle in the city before sunset", Huang Degong is not very old, but his thinking is dense, and he has the wind of a general.

Wang Teng hesitated slightly, and suddenly said: "In this kind of weather, if you set fire to the mountain, can the fire spread?" ”

Huang Degong couldn't answer this kind of question, he looked at the green grass and trees, and said: "The grass and trees are full of green, I'm afraid it's not easy to burn, right?" ”

Zhou Yuji laughed at this time and said: "Lord Huang, you are very wrong this time, you look at this road, it has not rained for at least a month or two, although the grass and trees look green, but a lot of dead trees still exist, and they will burn immediately." ”

Huang Degong still didn't believe it, but he didn't say anything.

Wang Teng smiled and rounded, "Isn't this simple?" Zhou Yuji, you lead the people and horses to burn the mountain in front of you, if there is really a fire, no matter what is hidden on the mountain, you have to expose the horse's feet. ”

"No!" Zhou Yuji led more than a dozen people to go first.

"Huang Degong, you are optimistic about the death row camp, guard the ordnance and armor, don't let the thieves rob it!"

"Obey the military order", when Huang Degong beat the horse and left, he suddenly turned around and said: "The enemy situation is not identified, please don't move lightly, if you encounter a thief, let us deal with it." ”

Wang Teng smiled: "Okay, I know." ”

At this time, several sergeants from the death row camp shouted: "My lord, is there an eyeless thief in front of you?" Can you send us some weapons? Let's go into battle. ”

One person came out, and immediately caused a voice of echo, it seems that the reward promised by Wang Teng before really moved these guys' hearts.

The Guangling soldiers who were placed in the death row camp as the commander immediately shouted and reprimanded: "Shut up, my lord has his own plans, if I use you, I will naturally give you an explanation." ”

Afraid of military law, the death row prisoner suddenly did not dare to say more.

How many thieves are there?

In fact, Wang Teng himself was hesitating, after all, the Guangling Army was small in number, but there were 800 people in the death row camp, if so many people took up arms and fought back, it would be a terrible thing. People with bare hands are completely different from those with murder weapons, they are like a double-edged sword, if used well, they can kill and injure a large number of enemies, but if they are eaten by a death row prisoner, then they will regret it.

Blaze ahead, smoke billowed into the sky.

Zhou Yuji seemed to like doing this kind of thing, and he set fire to a large area of forest trees with his soldiers.

All of a sudden, the road ahead was full of smoke and fire. (To be continued.) )